The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The Tree of Wooden Clogs

• The Sound of Trumpets (1961) — Ermanno Olmi directed both
• I Vitelloni (1953) — Same feel: realistic, dramatic
• The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Best of Youth (2003) — Two steps away in the credits
• Amarcord (1973)
• Paisan (1946)